Best Overall Year-Round Lure(Soft Plastic) 2024
Mundo318 reply :
What is the best overall year-round lure and rig.
scaleface reply :
I'm voting for a six inch Texas rigged Manns Jelly Worm .
riverbasser reply :
Since you specify plastic it's Easy. The Texas rig plastic worm. You can go ahead and close this topic
WRB reply :
The lowly soft plastic worm by far.
Tom
Turkey sandwich reply :
It's a T- rigged worm for largemouth or a tube for smallmouth, without a doubt,
A-Jay reply :
On 11/17/2016 at 12:05 PM, Mundo318 said:What is the best overall year-round lure and rig.
First Off, Hello and Welcome to Bass Resource ~
Secondly, "Year Round" can be quite different in the North, South, East & out West.
So naming ONE soft plastic rig for everything every where all the time . . Tricky Business.
I'll go with a the grub & jighead combo - it can be an all seasons deal and it seems to travel well.
A-Jay
edfitzvb reply :
Not so fast....
This grub ....paddle tail or curly tail?
rangerjockey reply :
shakey head or ol' ned
smalljaw67 reply :
If I had to pick just one for all season it would be close race. Either a 4.5" straight tail finesse worm or a 5" Senko, but for me it would be the finesse worm simply because it does a better job in cold water than the Senko.
A-Jay reply :
On 11/17/2016 at 6:16 PM, edfitzvb said:Not so fast....
This grub ....paddle tail or curly tail?
LOL ~ Curly of course - like I like my Fries . . . .
A-Jay
Catt reply :
On 11/17/2016 at 7:02 PM, rangerjockey said:shakey head or ol' ned
Those are techniques 
J Francho reply :
You can generally find a jig style that will fit any situation, including through a hole in the ice, that will catch.
JayKumar reply :
Stick worms, aka Senko or YUM Dinger. No doubt!
jlcastro3 reply :
Here in the stretch between Dallas, TX and Oklahoma I have great success with the pitboss creature bait. Texas rigged with 1/4oz bullet weight.
Hot Rod Johnson reply :
The 4.5" and 6" Straight Tail Worms. On a #1. Dropshot, #2. Split Shot, #3. Mini Carolina Rig...
JigMaster4 reply :
If i could only use one soft plastic it would be a beaver style bait. Because I can t-rig, shakeyhead it, and use it as a jig trailer.
Smallieseeker reply :
My choice for my waters is a swimbait on a jig head. 2-4 inches long. Works every part of the water column and can be fished as slow or fast as you like.
bigfruits reply :
Ill let you in on my secret bait. 5" weightless senko.
works well but gets boring after a bit. great follow up bait.
Yakalong reply :
On 11/17/2016 at 11:05 PM, JayKumar said:Stick worms, aka Senko or YUM Dinger. No doubt!
Agreed, I will throw either of these any time of the year 
Columbia Craw reply :
Baby Brushhog.
Damn Yankee reply :
When my buddy throws a t-rigged culprit, that's98% of the time, I t-rig a money craw.Different action works well.
N Florida Mike reply :
I agree with the worms.A great bait for numbers with the occasional bigger fish is the Yamamoto 4 inch senko.
Zoom salty super flukes are great too.
kickerfish1 reply :
I toss a black fluke year round while fishing shallow. If I need something on the bottom I am using a Texas rigged beaver or creature bait.
crypt reply :
6-7 inch plastic worm, gambler,zoom,culprit. texas rigged,weighted or unweighted . whatever the fish want.
Darren. reply :
Welcome aboard!
For me, in Virginia (and any other state I've visited),
the 4" Senko or knock off from BPS is probably tops.
However, this year it has been that AND the Yamamoto
Shad Shaped Worm (also 4") mainly rigged drop shot,
but often wacky, too.
RyneB reply :
bps 3.5" tender tube with a 3/16 or 5/16 reins tungsten with a 1/0 trokar tube hook
MickD reply :
On 11/17/2016 at 12:15 PM, riverbasser said:Since you specify plastic it's Easy. The Texas rig plastic worm. You can go ahead and close this topic
Looks based on the number of posts that most didn't believe the topic should be closed.
I'll go go for a tube. Warm water, cold water, smallies, largemouths, shallow, docks, beds, deep, pike, muskies, walleyes. A little limited in heavy weeds, but that's about its only down side.
Dogmatic reply :
Stick with what I know, a senko, but the grub, tube, and super fluke would be acceptable replacements.
craww reply :
Trigged Berkley Power Worm or Senko. Use of bullet weight, size of weight, etc as conditions dictate. Prefer fishing senkos weightless like most, but I sure caught alot of fish with a weight before I "knew" better.
Mike L reply :
On 11/18/2016 at 6:40 AM, JigMaster4 said:If i could only use one soft plastic it would be a beaver style bait. Because I can t-rig, shakeyhead it, and use it as a jig trailer.
Ditto
Mike
1201vilbig reply :
7" Blue Fleck Power Worm. If the T-rig isn't on I'll slow roll it on a swinging jig head.
Bankbeater reply :
Probably a 6" grape/purple plastic worm.
blckshirt98 reply :
Yamamoto Pro Senko Long - you can T-rig, C-rig, wacky, shakey, dropshot, anything it, and, can trim it down if you need a shorter length.
cgolf reply :
I'm with the two voting for a tube. You can work it up in the water column to imitate a baitfish and bounce it off the bottom to imitate a craw. The fact that I can imitate the prey a bass feeds on throughout the year with one bait makes it an easy choice. Other baits may do better certain times of the year, but a tube will be consistent the whole year
Stingray23 reply :
I'll take a grub over anything for an all year around plastic. Tube would be second.
Drew03cmc reply :
1/2 Zinkerz in PBJ or New Money on a 1/16 #1 Ned head. I can swim it, jig it, dead stick it, flip it, skip it, burn it on top or do anything else I need to do.
Preytorien reply :
For me a year-round producer is definitely a Ned Rig. I almost get sick of saying it, but those things do well for me here in Indiana all the time. Basically even on the worst of the super hot summer days, or windy cold November days, those things will at least catch me SOMETHING, even bluegill.
RB 77 reply :
Another vote for the plastic worm. I prefer the 6" straight tail variety in purple, black or green.
Hot Rod Johnson reply :
On 11/23/2016 at 10:02 PM, Preytorien said:For me a year-round producer is definitely a Ned Rig. I almost get sick of saying it, but those things do well for me here in Indiana all the time. Basically even on the worst of the super hot summer days, or windy cold November days, those things will at least catch me SOMETHING, even bluegill.
Have you ever fished the Gary Yamamoto 2" Senko in Green/Pumpkin and Watermelon/Red on the Ned Rig?
NYWayfarer reply :
Senko's 5" texas or wacky rigged, 4" or less for drop shots
Zman TRD for Ned rig and dropshotting.
Outdoor Zack reply :
I used to think that the answer was the 5'' senko. But the 7'' finesse worm is turning into my favorite now. But they will both catch fish
hunterPRO1 reply :
texas rigged worm, i don't care what temperature, time of year, depth or anything else, there is a fish that will eat the worm SOMEWHERE.
you can use a ribbon tail or senko but a worm in general.
Spankey reply :
My season unfortunately is not year round. But a 4 1/2" finesse worm rig of some type. Fishing a grub would also be there as a very close second. I take it that you are referring to using a soft plastic or style that will produce all season, not necessarily that its your preferred way to fish all season.
fishmount reply :
Over all the great baits listed above, the best, most productive for me, year 'round is the Yamamoto Fat Ika in green pumpkin or black/red on an EWG 5/0 red hook, reversed hooked. But, you have to know how to fish this great bait.
OCdockskipper reply :
On 11/23/2016 at 9:50 PM, Drew03cmc said:1/2 Zinkerz in PBJ or New Money on a 1/16 #1 Ned head. I can swim it, jig it, dead stick it, flip it, skip it, burn it on top or do anything else I need to do.
This ^, although I use the TRD instead of cutting the ZinkerZ and my go to color is California Craw (different strokes for different parts of the country).
Extremely versatile and extremely effective for me, both for numbers & big fish.
On 11/24/2016 at 12:21 AM, Hot Rod Johnson said:Have you ever fished the Gary Yamamoto 2" Senko in Green/Pumpkin and Watermelon/Red on the Ned Rig?
While I prefer GYB Senko's over imitators when fishing stick baits, they aren't as effective on a Ned rig as ZMan baits. They don't float like the TRD's/Zinkers so the bait doesn't stand up and the Senko's get torn up very quickly. It isn't unusual for a TRD to last through 50 fish.
Senko's are great baits, I just don't see the Ned rig as the best application for them.
Preytorien reply :
On 11/24/2016 at 12:21 AM, Hot Rod Johnson said:Have you ever fished the Gary Yamamoto 2" Senko in Green/Pumpkin and Watermelon/Red on the Ned Rig?
I have not. I imagine it'd be a similar level of success though, anytime the fishing gets tough downsizing seems to do the trick and a 2" senko would probably fit the bill.
Hot Rod Johnson reply :
On 11/29/2016 at 12:19 AM, Preytorien said:I have not. I imagine it'd be a similar level of success though, anytime the fishing gets tough downsizing seems to do the trick and a 2" senko would probably fit the bill.
I would think that even the "Wackey Rig" would work very good.
Knightiac reply :
Easily a texas rigged trick worm. Second, would be a craw rigged weedless on a roundball jig head.
iceintheveins reply :
I might have to say a straight tail worm.
Burtonxj reply :
Texas rigged Ultravibe Speed Craw
scaleface reply :
I picked a worm because that is what I use the vast majority of the time , but i like all sorts of soft plastics . Grubs , lizards , craws , tubes . They all catch tons of fish and are often interchangeable . Weve had these threads before where I chose a lizard because I then would have an effective buzzbait. I could just as easily pick a grub. I always carry Tiki worms , jogger worms or other inexpensive stick baits because of the weight . I use sections of them on light jigs , roadrunners , spinnerbaits... when the situation calls for small baits but I want to continue using casting gear .
RyneB reply :
for me, it's a tube. hands down. swim it, flip it, punch it, c rig it, weightless, shakey head, jig trailer, wobble head, rage rig, jig rig and drop shot it. it always produces.
Mosster47 reply :
7" M3 Robo.
Catt reply :
N Florida Mike reply :
lol Catt.
MBB Nate reply :
1/15th oz Zman finesse schroomZ jig head with a Zman green pumpkin blue flake shadZ
AnthonyBarnaoBASS reply :
Any straight tail drop shot worm
God Bless
Last_Cast reply :
yamamoto senko, wacky rig.
trick worms reply :
Trick worm Texas rigged
"hamma" reply :
I actually have a few that work yearound for me,..but I will narrow it down to the 3" curly tailed grub,.. From ice out, til freeze up it undoubtably rules, and I never fish without a rod setup ready for its use.
Mosster47 reply :
Roboworm.
Bassdestroyer reply :
Powerbait chigger craw
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